OSAT Practice Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A. Event sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - A preschool teacher is planning to conduct an
observational assessment to obtain data on how often a child engages in a specific behavior. Such
a procedure is an example of which of the following types of assessment?
A. Event sampling
B. Running record
C. Time sampling
D. Rating scale
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the classroom." - CORRECT
ANSWER - One of the teachers in a kindergarten class is writing an anecdotal record for a
new student who has just arrived with a parent/guardian for the student's first day at school.
Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the teacher to include in this
type of assessment?
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the classroom."
B. "The student did not appear to be upset when the parent/guardian left the classroom."
C. "The student likely felt comforted by having familiar art materials in the classroom."
D. "The student seemed relaxed despite not knowing any other students in the classroom."
B. Implicit instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - A preschool teacher is preparing to read
aloud a Big Book to introduce a new unit in science. After showing the book cover, the teacher
reads the title and pauses to reflectively think aloud, saying, "I'm wondering why the author has
chose to call this book Tomatoes Taste Like Sunshine! I'm thinking that maybe the author knows
that tomatoes need the sun to grow." The teacher then asks children to share their ideas. This
teacher practice primarily demonstrates
A. Book-handling techniques
B. Implicit instruction
C. Summative assessment of children's learning
D. Interactive awareness of print concepts
, A. Providing the students with useful sentence stems. - CORRECT ANSWER - A third
grade classroom follows a daily independent reading routine that includes 20 minutes of silent
reading followed by a written journal reflection. The teacher notices that a few students appear to
be easily frustrated by the writing component of this assignment and struggle to organize and
express meaningful ideas through writing. Which of the following strategies would best facilitate
these students' ongoing development of literacy skills?
A. Providing the students with useful sentence stems.
B. Allowing the students to use keyboards for written work.
C. Conferencing with the students while scribing their ideas.
D. Creating brainstorming webs with the students.
C. Instructing students in matching the letters without the pictures. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A kindergarten teacher has set up a game in which students match upper and
lowercase letters given picture cues (e.g., an uppercase B with a picture of a ball and a lowercase
b with a picture of the same ball). As the students develop automaticity in matching
corresponding letters, which of the following steps would best promote their ongoing
development with letter recognition?
A. Teaching students to produce the initial sounds.
B. Asking students to write the name of each object pictured.
C. Instructing students in matching the letters without the pictures.
D. Assigning students to write various letters from the picture cards.
B. Setting - CORRECT ANSWER - A first grade teacher is planning to read aloud a
historical fiction book and wants to show students some illustrations to prepare them for its
content. For this purpose, the teacher should most likely choose illustrations that reflect which of
the following story elements?
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Conflict
D. Plot
B. Showing the student how letters and sounds can be blended in words. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A first grade teacher is working with a student who demonstrates
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A. Event sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - A preschool teacher is planning to conduct an
observational assessment to obtain data on how often a child engages in a specific behavior. Such
a procedure is an example of which of the following types of assessment?
A. Event sampling
B. Running record
C. Time sampling
D. Rating scale
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the classroom." - CORRECT
ANSWER - One of the teachers in a kindergarten class is writing an anecdotal record for a
new student who has just arrived with a parent/guardian for the student's first day at school.
Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the teacher to include in this
type of assessment?
A. "The student immediately walked to the art table upon entering the classroom."
B. "The student did not appear to be upset when the parent/guardian left the classroom."
C. "The student likely felt comforted by having familiar art materials in the classroom."
D. "The student seemed relaxed despite not knowing any other students in the classroom."
B. Implicit instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - A preschool teacher is preparing to read
aloud a Big Book to introduce a new unit in science. After showing the book cover, the teacher
reads the title and pauses to reflectively think aloud, saying, "I'm wondering why the author has
chose to call this book Tomatoes Taste Like Sunshine! I'm thinking that maybe the author knows
that tomatoes need the sun to grow." The teacher then asks children to share their ideas. This
teacher practice primarily demonstrates
A. Book-handling techniques
B. Implicit instruction
C. Summative assessment of children's learning
D. Interactive awareness of print concepts
, A. Providing the students with useful sentence stems. - CORRECT ANSWER - A third
grade classroom follows a daily independent reading routine that includes 20 minutes of silent
reading followed by a written journal reflection. The teacher notices that a few students appear to
be easily frustrated by the writing component of this assignment and struggle to organize and
express meaningful ideas through writing. Which of the following strategies would best facilitate
these students' ongoing development of literacy skills?
A. Providing the students with useful sentence stems.
B. Allowing the students to use keyboards for written work.
C. Conferencing with the students while scribing their ideas.
D. Creating brainstorming webs with the students.
C. Instructing students in matching the letters without the pictures. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A kindergarten teacher has set up a game in which students match upper and
lowercase letters given picture cues (e.g., an uppercase B with a picture of a ball and a lowercase
b with a picture of the same ball). As the students develop automaticity in matching
corresponding letters, which of the following steps would best promote their ongoing
development with letter recognition?
A. Teaching students to produce the initial sounds.
B. Asking students to write the name of each object pictured.
C. Instructing students in matching the letters without the pictures.
D. Assigning students to write various letters from the picture cards.
B. Setting - CORRECT ANSWER - A first grade teacher is planning to read aloud a
historical fiction book and wants to show students some illustrations to prepare them for its
content. For this purpose, the teacher should most likely choose illustrations that reflect which of
the following story elements?
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Conflict
D. Plot
B. Showing the student how letters and sounds can be blended in words. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A first grade teacher is working with a student who demonstrates
